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Record Cattle Prices in ’25, Outlook Steady for 2026

Published December 23, 2025

In the latest edition of Agriculture By The Numbers, NDSU Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist Tim Petry provided an outlook on the cattle market. This past year was a record year, driven by six years of declining beef cow numbers and…

Pork and Beef Production Increase in June

Published July 21, 2023

World Agriculture Outlook Board Chairman Mark Jekanowski says beef production increased this past month. “The increase this month reflects the ongoing pattern of pulling more beef into feedlots.” Poor forage availability persists across the country. Pork production is expected to…

A Sluggish Slaughter Pace

Published April 4, 2023

Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist Derrell Peel is watching beef numbers decline. "The last four weeks, beef production has been down over six percent due to cattle slaughter being sluggish across the board." Peel says the cull cow…

Tyson Foods to Remodel TX Beef Plant

Published August 22, 2022

Tyson Foods will spend $200 million to upgrade and expand a plant in Amarillo, Texas. The project includes a 143,000 square foot addition for more worker area, locker rooms, cafeteria and office space. Tyson says the project will improve the…

New Survey Highlights Sustainability in U.S. Beef Production

Published March 13, 2019

A new two-part study funded by the beef checkoff and the USDA Agricultural Research Service evaluates the sustainability of the U.S. beef industry. The first part of the study says beef cattle production accounts for 3.3 percent of all U.S.…

Study Shows Beef Production has Low Environmental Impact

Published January 17, 2019

A new study published in the scientific journal Agricultural Systems says the environmental impacts of beef production is lower than perceived. The comprehensive life cycle assessment found beef production responsible for about three percent of greenhouse gas emissions in the…

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Record Cattle Prices in ’25, Outlook Steady for 2026

Pork and Beef Production Increase in June

A Sluggish Slaughter Pace

Tyson Foods to Remodel TX Beef Plant

New Survey Highlights Sustainability in U.S. Beef Production

Study Shows Beef Production has Low Environmental Impact

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